Ammon Swenson

1 week ago | alaskapublic.org | Ammon Swenson |Ava White |Chris Klint

Saturday is the longest day of the year. In Anchorage, that means 19 hours and 21 minutes of daylight. We want to help you celebrate the sun. From the city’s downtown Summer Solstice Festival to a volunteer butterfly count, here are eight events you might want to check out. Learn about the United States Navy, meet sailors from the USS Constitution and hone your knot-tying skills at the Loussac Library from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Friday.

2 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Ammon Swenson |Ava White |Chris Klint

The weekend is just around the corner, and we want to help you make the most of it. But first, a shout out to all the dads — Happy (early) Father’s Day!With sunny skies forecasted all weekend long, it’s the perfect time to get outside. In this edition of The Anchorage Weekender, we’ve put together a list of things the whole family can do. From the citywide Juneteenth celebration to an all-weekend rodeo, here are nine events you may want to check out this weekend.

2 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Ammon Swenson

The International Gallery of Contemporary Art is featuring three distinct exhibitions in June. Yulia Kalagaeva and Joshua Demain's 4and2is6: "Obsessions," Graham Dane’s “The stubborn blindness of optimistic philosophers” and Ted Kincaid’s “Our Better Angels.”We're joined by Dane and Kincaid who discuss their their work, interpretation in art and the duality of an artist's perspective.

3 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Ammon Swenson |Chris Klint |Ava White

The weekend is almost here, and we’ve got you covered. This is the first edition of Alaska Public Media’s “The Anchorage Weekender,” our round-up of upcoming happenings around town, published every Thursday. Each week, we’ll highlight a diverse array of events, to help you make the most of your weekend — whether you're into live music, outdoor adventures or something totally unexpected.

1 month ago | alaskapublic.org | Ammon Swenson

The play “Conscience” from RKP Productions and Anchorage Community Theater opened on May 16 and runs through June 1st. The performance follows senator Joseph McCarthy’s abuses of power during the Red Scare’s anti-communist crackdown and senator Margaret Chase Smith’s efforts to counter him. We're joined by actor Jay Burns, who plays McCarthy, to learn more about the historical context of the play, getting into character and how this story reflects the modern American political climate.